LASLEY conceded two penalties as Well were pegged back to 2-2 in last week's first leg in Scotland - but admits it could have been even worse for him had he seen red.

KEITH LASLEY knows he’s lucky to be on the plane to Iceland with Motherwell this morning.

And the skipper wants to make the most of his good fortune to make sure Well aren’t shocked by Stjarnan.

Lasley conceded two spot-kicks as the part-timers came back from the dead at Fir Park last week.

But while the 34-year-old was cautioned for the first of those penalties, he was spared a second booking by ref Michael Johansen for his injury-time challenge which led to Stjarnan’s leveller.

Stuart McCall admitted Lasley could have seen red and the midfielder said: “After the game I realised I could have had a second yellow.

“At the time it was just initial disappointment at the way the penalty was conceded but it dawned on me once the game was over. And had I been sent off I’d probably have stuck my head straight in the oven,

“Seriously, it was one of those situations and I didn’t have a great night’s sleep after it.

“To be fair to their players they weren’t looking for a second booking which I was glad about because that might have got the ref thinking.

“They were just too busy celebrating the fact they had a penalty so late on.

“I just hope to play a part in what’s hopefully going to be a good night for us. I could have been suspended and I would have been gutted.”

Lasley insists McCall’s men haven’t been dwelling on the way they tossed away their lead as they look to set up a tie with Nomme Kalju or Lech Poznan in the next Europa League qualifying round.

He said: “From their point of view it’s a good result.

“A couple of away goals in Europe is always handy.

“But we feel we’re more than capable of going there and getting a result and we go into the game with confidence.”

Well’s task is made trickier by the fact they will play on the artificial surface at Stjarnan’s Samsung Stadium and they have been training on Astroturf this week in preparation.

Lasley said: “We won’t use the pitch as an excuse.

“We will play the conditions as they are. If you ask most footballers, they’d prefer to play on grass but it’s not to be and we’ve trained on Astroturf at Braidhurst Performance School.

“The ball runs differently. If it’s dry it can hold up and if it’s wet the ball can skid more than on grass. It’s good to get a feel for it.”